diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c
index 5b988e1f95..209c58b95a 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c
@@ -4578,6 +4578,19 @@ void journal_reset_metrics(JournalMetrics *m) {
         };
 }
 
+bool journal_metrics_equal(const JournalMetrics *x, const JournalMetrics *y) {
+        assert(x);
+        assert(y);
+
+        return
+                x->max_size == y->max_size &&
+                x->min_size == y->min_size &&
+                x->max_use == y->max_use &&
+                x->min_use == y->min_use &&
+                x->keep_free == y->keep_free &&
+                x->n_max_files == y->n_max_files;
+}
+
 int journal_file_get_cutoff_realtime_usec(JournalFile *f, usec_t *ret_from, usec_t *ret_to) {
         assert(f);
         assert(f->header);
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.h b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.h
index d00e5f8c53..d1be26ca4c 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.h
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.h
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ void journal_file_post_change(JournalFile *f);
 int journal_file_enable_post_change_timer(JournalFile *f, sd_event *e, usec_t t);
 
 void journal_reset_metrics(JournalMetrics *m);
+bool journal_metrics_equal(const JournalMetrics *x, const JournalMetrics *y);
 
 int journal_file_get_cutoff_realtime_usec(JournalFile *f, usec_t *ret_from, usec_t *ret_to);
 int journal_file_get_cutoff_monotonic_usec(JournalFile *f, sd_id128_t boot, usec_t *ret_from, usec_t *ret_to);